tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43037734687146983102011-04-21T20:08:59.173-07:00Brock Hansonnoreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303773468714698310.post-48396903121820150052008-04-01T09:29:00.000-07:002008-04-04T09:34:04.213-07:00

Yet another busy month here in Shingle Creek, at our last Board Meeting we had Council President Barbara Johnson and Wade Bryant from Owens Corning as guests. On Saturday the 15th there were two North side events that kept us all busy with the DFL Senate District Convention at Henry High School and theNorthside Housing Fair at North High School. Along with all of this, the City and State are

Brock Hansonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303773468714698310.post-79799260618731828152008-03-01T09:25:00.000-08:002008-04-04T09:29:05.676-07:00

SCNA has had a long history of educating residents about what’s going on at the city and in our neighborhood, promoting it, and advocating it as a great place to live, work, and play!Bridging boundaries and working with our sister neighborhood to the east, the Lind-Bohanon neighborhood for joint meetings like the recent Winter Block Club Social, summer Tour de Camden, and year-long Youth

Brock Hansonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303773468714698310.post-14989766810621284042008-02-01T09:19:00.000-08:002008-04-04T09:23:38.345-07:00

Now that the holidays are over and we’ve all had a little time to breathe, its time to start thinking about the spring and summer activities which areright around the corner. Coming up in February is a Joint Neighborhood Block Club Social, the Caucuses, and SCNA’s Monthly Meetings. March will be havingthe Northside Housing Fair and the City Conventions. April SCNA will be having our Annual

Brock Hansonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303773468714698310.post-68836482006156089842008-01-01T09:18:00.000-08:002008-04-04T09:19:35.243-07:00

Happy holidays to the Shingle Creek Neighborhood from Chair Brock HansonAs always the last month was a very busy month in Shingle Creek and Minneapolis. The reuse committee is plowing ahead with the work to find a reuse for Shingle Creek Elementary School. We just hired a research assistant though the University of Minnesota to work on getting us data to help us in the fight to keep the building

Brock Hansonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303773468714698310.post-41416070638872789732007-12-01T09:10:00.000-08:002008-04-04T09:10:48.977-07:00

Can’t believe we’re already at the end of 2007 and will be starting new adventures for 2008 very shortly. Reflecting back over this year, I’m grateful to be working with a group of such dedicated neighbors as the SCNA Board. This has been an amazing year for our neighborhood group. In preparation for 2009, we have taken steps to grow in new ways this year thanks to our volunteers and efforts of

Brock Hansonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303773468714698310.post-35690758615895794022007-11-01T09:02:00.000-07:002008-04-04T09:02:50.210-07:00

Well it’s getting to be fall, and I am sure everyone’s enjoying having leaves fall and raking them into nice little piles. If your yard is like mine, your Maples will be full until well into November and I’ll be writing the December Greetings from a leafy snowpile. Let’s get what we’ve been working on this last month out of the way first. Our major event was the hosting of the Camden Alliance of

Brock Hansonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303773468714698310.post-84350835872731392322007-10-01T08:46:00.000-07:002008-04-04T08:52:02.855-07:00

Greetings Shingle Creek Neighbors!Since becoming Chair of the Shingle Creek Neighborhood Association just five months ago, it’s already been quite amazing meeting so many new and old neighbors and hearing how these monthly recaps have been helpful in better understanding the Shingle Creek Neighborhood Association. The efforts of our small group of neighborhood volunteers can and have effected

Brock Hansonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303773468714698310.post-19117660829960934452007-09-01T08:45:00.000-07:002008-04-04T08:45:58.538-07:00

Greetings again from the Shingle Creek Neighborhood Association! Wow, have we had a busy month. We ended July with our first annual Tour de Camden, improved our turn out of block parties for National Night Out -almost doubling the amounts from last year- and met with the representatives of the School Board that are charged with finding reuses for the closed schools. Could anyone imagine that was

Brock Hansonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303773468714698310.post-88830103692334580212007-08-01T08:24:00.000-07:002008-04-04T08:38:13.336-07:00

Greetings from the Chair!Big things are happening in Shingle Creek! Owens Corning’s Air permit is up for renewal, the City of Minneapolis and Park and Recreation Board are investigating a land swap and the Minneapolis School Board is looking for an updated use for the Shingle Creek Elementary School. The August Shingle Creek Neighborhood Association (SCNA) meeting will create an open environment

Brock Hansonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303773468714698310.post-29245589192121895002007-07-01T08:07:00.000-07:002008-04-04T08:24:25.700-07:00

Greetings from the Chair!What do 52nd ; GIRARD AVE N, 49th; PENN AVE N, 51st; PENN AVE N, 49th & HUMBOLDT, and 49th & WASHBURN AVE N have in common? DoneGuessing? They all participated in 2006’s Annual National Night Out(NNO). Now you may be wondering what NNO is? According to the Minneapolis City Website “Every year on the first Tuesday of August, people across the country gather to celebrate

Brock Hansonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303773468714698310.post-55344290886644579212007-06-01T08:04:00.000-07:002008-04-04T08:06:50.397-07:00

Greetings from the New SCNA Chair Brock HansonBeing a fairly new resident to the Shingle Creek neighborhood, two years ago,I wasn’t too sure what a neighborhoodassociation even did for our neighborhood. But in an attempt to learn and find out more, I joined the “neighborhoodassociation board”.Over the course of the past year, attending the monthly meetings and some outside neighborhood

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